Employment Law & HR Compliance

Employment Contracts

Contracts that survive a Labour Court reading — clear on role, pay, confidentiality and how the relationship ends.

Talk to us

Tell us the situation and we will tell you what we think you should do — and what it will cost.

Who this is for

  • Employers hiring their first employees
  • Companies using a template contract of unknown origin
  • Businesses hiring senior staff or foreign employees
  • Employers relying on fixed-term or contractor arrangements

What we handle

Scope of work

Standard employment contract drafting, Thai and bilingual

Executive and senior management contracts

Fixed-term contracts and the limits on their use

Contractor versus employee classification

Confidentiality, IP assignment and non-competition clauses

Probation terms and how they are properly used

How it works

How we run the matter

  1. Understand the role, the pay structure and the risks specific to it
  2. Draft or revise the contract
  3. Align it with the workplace rules so the two documents agree
  4. Brief HR on signing and record-keeping

Documents to prepare

  • Current contract template
  • Job description and salary structure
  • Workplace rules
  • Any bonus, commission or incentive schemes

Common questions

Rarely. Fixed-term treatment applies only to narrow categories of work, and repeated renewals for ordinary roles are generally treated as continuous employment.
They can be, if the scope, duration and geography are reasonable. Broad clauses are frequently read down or ignored.
A bilingual contract is the safer practice where the employee is Thai. Documents relied on in a Thai court will need a Thai version in any event.

Speak to a lawyer

Legal problems are easier to manage when addressed early.